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MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 12, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Affordable Housing Executive Team0F
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FROM: Lindsay Ex, Interim Housing Manager
Meaghan Overton, Senior City Planner
RE: Item #11: Housing Strategic Plan First Reading – Ad Hoc Council Committee
Feedback
Purpose:This memo summarizes feedback on the Housing Strategic Plan (HSP) received from
the Ad Hoc Housing Council Committee meeting held on February 11, 2021 and includes an
updated presentation to include their feedback as Slide 10.
Summary:
Committee members reviewed the Housing Strategic Plan as the focus of their meeting on
February 11 and offered the following feedback on the plan:
Appreciation for the changes made to the strategies in the adoption draft of the plan, noting
they add more clarity to what will be achieved (see Slide 15 as a backup slide that
illustrates these changes)
Support for the addition of new graphics to quantify housing supply at different income
levels on page 25
The need to highlight how the cost of water has risen, as outlined in page 29 and 30 of the
plan in the Greatest Challenges section
Appreciation for the vision and the inclusion of both housing people can afford and housing
that meets people’s needs
In addition to feedback on the plan itself, Committee Members explored what indicators be critical
in implementation, e.g., indicators around housing stability, and the impacts of COVID. Committee
members also discussed the need to balance the various elements of the vision in implementation,
e.g., cost with stability and health. Committee members also shared innovative housing types,
such as the barndominimum and Minka homes, as options for future consideration as the plan is
implemented.
Attachments:
o Updated PowerPoint presentation
1 Jackie Kozak Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer; Theresa Connor, Utilities Executive Director; Caryn Champine,
Planning, Development, and Transportation (PDT) Director; Julie Brewen, Housing Catalyst Executive Director;
Travis Storing, Interim Chief Financial Officer; Dave Lenz, Finance Planning and Analysis Director; Beth Sowder,
Social Sustainability Director; and Josh Birks, Economic Health Director.
1
Housing Strategic Plan – First Reading
Jackie Kozak Thiel, Caryn Champine, Lindsay Ex, Meaghan Overton
February 16, 2021
Adoption Consideration
2
Does Council wish to adopt the
Housing Strategic Plan Ordinance on First Reading?
CITY PLAN
•Principle LIV 5: Create more
opportunities for housing
choices
•Principle LIV 6: Improve
access to housing
…regardless of their race,
ethnicity, income, age, ability,
or background
Strategic Alignment
3
COUNCIL
PRIORITIES
• Affordable and Achievable
Housing Strategies
• Equity and Inclusion
• Reimagining Community
Engagement
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVES
Neighborhood Livability & Social
Health
•NLSH 1.1 Improve and
increase…housing…
affordable to a broad range of
income levels.
Step 8:
Implement*
(Spring +)
Step 7:
Consider
Adoption*
(Feb/Mar)
Step 6:
Prioritize
Strategies*
(Jan)
Step 5:
Evaluate
Strategies
(Dec)
Step 4: ID
Strategies,
Criteria
(Nov/Dec)
Step 3:
Engage
Community*
(Oct/Nov)
Step 2:
Greatest
Challenges
(Sep)
Step 1:
Vision
(Aug)
Housing Strategic Plan Process
Progress to Date
50+ Strategies Identified
Thus Far
Consultant
Support
Community
Engagement,
Priorities Peer Cities
& Leading
Authors
Consultant
Support
& Leading
Authors
Housing Strategic PlanEvaluation Criteria
Prioritized Strategies (26)
Step 1: Vision
5
Everyone has healthy, stable housing they
can afford
Step 6: Strategies to Outcomes
6
Key
Outcomes
Increases
Housing
Supply &
Affordability
(12)
Increases
Housing
Diversity /
Choice (12)
Increases
Stability /
Renter
Protections
(11)
Improves
housing
equity (11)
Preserves
Existing
Affordable
Housing (9)
Increases
Accessibility
(2)
Note: Strategies are
designed to achieve
multiple outcomes
Step 7: Adoption
7
Since the Draft Plan was released,
we visited with…
• Council Ad Hoc Committee
• Home2Health Partners
• ASCSU (Associated Students of
Colorado State University)
• Fort Collins Chamber Local
Legislative Affairs Committee
(LLAC) and Housing Task Force
• North Fort Collins Business
Association
• Affordable Housing developers
• Homelessness Service Providers
• Boards and Commissions
• Affordable Housing Board
• Community Development
Block Grant Commission
• Economic Advisory
Commission
• Planning and Zoning Board
• Received 137 public comments!
Step 7: Adoption
8
Changes Made to the Plan:
• Additional storytelling
• Emphasized supportive services
• Increased the linkage between
strategies and outcomes
• Letters from leadership,
Home2Health Partners, Executive
Summary, and Appendices added
• Recognition of businesses in
implementation
• Updated graphic to illustrate the
supply gap
• Edits made to 9 of 26 strategies
• 4/9 – adding a verb for consistency
Rental supply gap
Stories We’ve Heard
9
“Many of the developers want to build more product and address supply—we know that's one of the biggest challenges—are
there more incentives we could explore as opposed to just adding more regulations?”
“I think affordable housing is long overdue and I am extremely in favor. I would be proud of FoCo if it made plans to take care
of more citizens. I love this city and the phenomenal ways I see my tax dollars at work.”
“As someone who is privileged enough to be able to afford to own a home in Fort Collins, I support efforts by the community to
improve affordable housing options. I support them even more if they are creative, I'm not scared of co-housing and
community gardens. I understand and am fine with the fact that this might cost homeowners a little more. Our community is
only as strong as the most vulnerable and I'm more than happy for my city to make that a little more equal.”
“There are many people who do not desire the traditional house with a 20–30-year mortgage and want to take a different more
sustainable path. There are so many people (both young and old) who want to live smaller and we are ready for these options
to be available in our city.”
“One of our greatest challenges is that everyone wants affordable housing, but when we (builders, developers) try to build it,
we get push back—how do we overcome this at the community? This isn't only on the City to address -we all need to work on
messaging on this.”
Ad Hoc Committee Review
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• Appreciation for the changes
made to the strategies
• Support for the addition of
new graphics to quantify
housing supply at different
incomes levels
• The importance of highlighting
the cost of water in the plan
and addressing this in
implementation
• Appreciation for the vision and
the inclusion of both housing
people can afford and housing
that meets people’s needs
Ownership supply gap
Step 8: Implementation
11
2021:
• Quick(er) Wins, e.g., Land Use
Code
• Community Summit
• Implementation Plan
• Council Work Session this Summer
Ongoing:
• Biennial Implementation Process
• Guiding Principles for Overall
Prioritization
Draft Implementation Process (2-years)
2. Revisit
Priorities
3. Confirm
Priorities
1. Assess
Progress
4. Design
Summit
1
2
3
4
Step 8:
Implement
(Spring +)
Step 7:
Consider
Adoption
(Feb/Mar)
Step 6:
Prioritize
Strategies
(Jan)
Step 5:
Evaluate
Strategies
(Dec)
Step 4: ID
Strategies,
Criteria
(Nov)
Step 3:
Engage
Community
(Oct/Nov)
Step 2:
Greatest
Challenges
(Sep)
Step 1:
Vision
(Aug)
Next Steps & Implementation
Key 2021 Dates:
• March 2 – Adoption (2nd Reading)
• March/April – Ad Hoc Committee Meetings
• April/May – Community Summit
• Summer – Implementation Plan & Council Work Session
Next
Steps
12
Adoption Consideration
13
Does Council wish to adopt the
Housing Strategic Plan Ordinance on First Reading?
14
BACKUP
Step 7: Adoption
15
Draft Plan Strategy Language Final Plan Language
6. Visitability Policy 6. Evaluate implementation of a visitability policy
15. Explore/address financing and other barriers to missing
middle and innovative housing development
No change to the strategy name
Additional description in narrative regarding innovative housing options / creative
opportunities to achieve the vision, such as the X-Prize competition discussed at
the January Ad Hoc Committee meeting.
17. Reconsider affordable housing requirements/funding as part
of metro districts
17. Consider affordable housing requirements as part of the community benefit
options for metro districts
19. Bolster city land bank activity by allocating additional funding
to the program (contingent on adopting additional revenue
stream policy)
19. Bolster city land bank activity by allocating additional funding to the program
21. Explore revisions to occupancy limits and family definitions 21. Explore revisions to occupancy limits and family definitions in order to
streamline processes and calibrate the policy to support stable, healthy, and
affordable housing citywide
22. Public Sector Right of First Refusal for Affordable
Developments
22. Edited to include "refusal/offer". Require Public Sector Right of First
Refusal/Offer for Affordable Developments
23. Tenant right of first refusal for cooperative ownership of
multifamily or manufactured housing community
23. Edited to include "refusal/offer". Allow tenant right of first refusal/offer for
cooperative ownership of multifamily or manufactured housing community
25. Foreclosure and eviction prevention and legal representation 25. Fund foreclosure and eviction prevention and legal representation
This narrative was also updated to reference owner protections.
26. Small Landlord Incentives 26. Develop small landlord incentives