HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/04/2007 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 090, 2007, AMENDIN ITEM NUMBER: 12
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: September4, 2007
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Wanda Krajicek
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 090,2007, Amending Section 2-82 of the City Code Relating to
Membership of the Affordable Housing Board.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff and the Affordable Housing Board recommend adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Affordable Housing Board requested, as part of its Periodic Review Questionnaire, to reduce
its membership as boardmember turnover has created a problem for meeting quorum requirements
at meetings and the Board has not had full membership this year. This Ordinance, unanimously
adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2007, reduces the membership of the Affordable Housing
Board from nine members to seven.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary- August 21, 2007.
ATTACHMENT 1
ITEM NUMBER: 14
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: August 21, 2007
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FF: Wanda Krajicek
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 090, 2007, Amending Section 2-82 of the City Code Relating to
Membership of the Affordable Housing Board.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff and the Affordable Housing Board recommend adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the July 24,2007 Work Ses n,the ordWan'y get with City Council as part of
the periodic review process fo oar 's d oard stated that boazdmember
turnover had created a problem for meeting quorum requirements at meetings and further stated that
the Board had not had full membership this year.The Board requested,as part of its Periodic Review
Questionnaire, to reduce its membership from 9 to 7 members. Currently there are 8 members on
the Affordable Housing Board due to the resignation of Jason Oldham. On December 31,2007,Jon
Fairchild's term will expire. Since Mr. Fairchild will meet his term limit in December 2007, this
vacancy will not be filled bringing the board membership to 7 members beginning January 1,2008.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Affordable Housing Board Periodic Review Questionnaire
COPY
ORDINANCE NO. 090, 2007
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-82 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOARD
WHEREAS, on August 3, 1993, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 084, 1993, creating
an Affordable Housing Board (the"Board"); and
WHEREAS, the Board was created with a membership of nine members; and
WHEREAS, the Board has requested that its membership be reduced from nine to seven
members; and
WHEREAS,through the attrition of board members by resignation and the expiration of one
member's term of office, the membership of the Board will be reduced to seven members as of
January 1, 2008, and, in light of the Board's request, Council believes that the number of members
of the Board should be maintained at that level thereafter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 2-82(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2-82. Membership; term.
(a) The Board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the City
Council, which members shall possess expertise in affordable housing issues,
including, without limitation, issues pertaining to development, finance, lending,
charitable and low income services and general community services.
Section 2. That the effective date of the foregoing change in membership shall be
January 1, 2008.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 21st day of
August, A.D. 2007, and to be presented for final p5zz
September A.D. 2007.
Mayor
TTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of September, A.D. 2007.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk