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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffordable Housing Board - Minutes - 01/03/2002CITY OF FORT COLLINS AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD JANUARY 3, 2002 MEETING MINUTES Kay Rios, Chair Isabel Garity, Vice Chair Ken Waido, Staff Liaison (970) 221-6753 Chuck Wanner, City Council Liaison (970) 484-0810 Board Members Present: Kay Rios, Isabel Garity, David McKelfresh, Jane Phelan, David Danforth, Jon Fairchild, Mary Glode, Denise Rogers, and Kathleen Cheroff. Staff Present: Ken Waido, Maurice Head, Joe Frank, Heidi Phelps, and Greg Byrne. Council Members Present: None. Also Present: Marc Hendricks, Roger Hera, Alan Krcmarik, Grace Harris, and Lou Stitzel. Kay Rios called the meeting to order with a quorum present at 4:03 PM. New Business Minutes Minutes from December 2001 were not available at this time. They will be included in the February packet and meeting. Welcome New Members Jon Fairchild, Mary Glode, Denise Rogers, and Kathleen Cherroff: Welcome! Private Activity Bond Request Monies allocated to the City of Fort Collins by the State of Colorado for PABs must be used within the fiscal year or that money is returned to the state. Last year, the City of Fort Collins received no applications while only one application was received in the prior year. Marc Hendricks of Hendricks Communities LLC has made a request to the city for the full amount of $4,450,950 for a proposed project near Horsetooth and Timberline. This project includes 192 units, 87 of which will be affordable housing units. By combining affordable units and market value units, as is required by Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), residents are not stigmatized. The project will guarantee affordable housing for 40 years, as the bonds are 40-year bonds. Few units will have 3 bedrooms and the nearest park is approximately '/2 mile away. David Danforth noted that this project impacts the same neighborhood as the previous project now nearly complete. It was also noted that the project will help to meet the need of the targeted populations prioritized by this board. Affordable Housing Board January 3, 2002 Meeting Minutes Page 2 Isabel Garity moved to support this project; David Danforth 2nd; motion carried. Debriefing of the December 11 Study Session regarding the Affordable Housing Board's report Kay Rios: City Council seems committed to change. Joe Frank also felt the Council was very supportive, particularly regarding the review process. City Council would like to meet with the Affordable Housing Board further, possibly a retreat. Ken Waido will look into this possibility. A copy of this report will be presented to new members. "The Next Step" will be discussed at the February meeting. Affordable Housing Video/Power Point Presentation by Heidi Phelps The office is receiving 25 calls each day regarding homebuyer assistance programs due to the recent Coloradoan article. The Board reviewed: • Video (15 min): on subsidized housing • PowerPoint presentation (20-25 min): There is a script for it and the presentation may be emailed to you. Two requests when giving the presentation: customize slides to fit your audience but please remain true to the original, and credit the Colorado Affordable Housing Partnership for the presentation development. Also posting posters within 30 days with myths and facts of Affordable Housing and providing bookmarks with "10 small things you can do." Limitingthe he City's Financial Assistance to the Growth Management Area (GMAT City Council asked staff to develop a policy determining appropriate GMA for programs receiving funding from the city. The GMA is 70 square miles in size, an area Fort Collins will likely grow into. A staff developed resolution was presented to the Affordable Housing Board for comment. There was much debate about the need for this policy and its wording. David Danforth moved that: the Affordable Housing Board does not support this resolution as part of the competitive process; Kay Rios 2nd; motion defeated. (2 in favor, 1 abstained, 6 against) Discussion revealed concerns regarding sprawl and the distance between affordable housing projects and the jobs of those living there and therefore the related traffic concerns for the city. Jon Fairchild moved that the wording in the resolution be changed to: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF CITY OF FORT COLLINS that allocations of funding through the competitive process give priority to projects within the geographic boundaries of the Fort Collins Growth Management Area (GMA); David McKelfresh, 2nd; Mary Glode moved that: The Affordable Housing Board prefers projects within the GMA. However, also important to the Affordable Housing Board other than geographical location Affordable Housing Board January 3, 2002 Meeting Minutes Page 3 is whether a project serves the people and workers of Fort Collins and that sprawl is not increased; Jane Phelan, 2nd; motion carried. (5 in favor, 4 against) This motion with the before mentioned amendment carried. (8 in favor, 1 against) Due to time constraints, all other agenda items, including: update of the Nelms Study and the work plan, were moved to the February meeting. Meeting adjourned at: 6:05 PM Respectfully Submitted, Jodi A Goldman