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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: OWL -A ti City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of September, A.D. 2007. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk