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MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 1, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Affordable Housing Executive Team1
FROM: Housing Strategic Plan Core Team2
RE: April Housing Update
Bottom Line: The purpose of this memo is to provide information to Council about the transition to
implementation of the Housing Strategic Plan, overall housing updates, and the work of the Ad Hoc
Housing Committee. Dates and RSVP information for the upcoming community summit is also
included below.
Housing Strategic Plan Transition to Implementation
With the unanimous adoption of the Housing Strategic Plan, the housing work has transitioned to
implementation. The first step to kickoff implementation is a Community Summit. This virtual event
strategies. The summit includes four workshops to dive in more deeply on the 26 strategies and
co-create roadmaps to lead to measurable, concrete next steps. Topics for each session include
the following:
Workshop 1 (Thursday, April 22 from 5:30-8 pm): Increase housing supply and choice
Workshop 2 (Saturday, April 24 from 1:30-4 pm): Improve housing stability and health
Workshop 3 (Monday, April 26 from 5:30-8 pm): Build and preserve affordable housing
Wrap-up event (Monday, May 3 from 6-7:30 pm): Review of outcomes and next steps
Community members can RSVP for the event at www.fcgov.com/housing and more information will
be provided via social media, press releases, etc. in the coming weeks to ensure participation from
a wide range of stakeholders and sectors. Stipends of $40 per meeting are being provided to
community attendees in recognition of their expertise and time commitment, and to ensure
accessibility of the event for all community members.
Housing Updates. In addition to plan adoption, housing work throughout the community continues
to progress, including the following:
Construction has begun on the Volunteers of America (VOA) Cadence Senior
Residences. Cadence will provide 55 units of one- and two-bedroom apartment homes for
1 Kyle Stannert, Deputy City Manager; Jackie Kozak Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer; Theresa Connor, Utilities
Executive Director; Caryn Champine, Planning, Development, and Transportation (PDT) Director; Julie Brewen, Housing
Catalyst CEO; Travis Storing, Chief Financial Officer; Josh Birks, Economic Health Director; Dave Lenz, Finance
Planning and Analysis Director; Beth Sowder, Social Sustainability Director
2 Lindsay Ex, Interim Housing Manager; Meaghan Overton, Sr City Planner; Clay Frickey, Redevelopment Program
Manager; Marcy Yoder, Neighborhood Services Manager; Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Social Policy and Housing Programs
Manager; Maren Bzdek, Sr City Planner; Victoria Shaw; Sr Financial Analyst; Leo Escalante, Public Engagement
specialist; Sylvia Tatman-Burruss, City Planner; Shawna VanZee, Associate City Planner; DeAngelo Bowden, Social
Sustainability Specialist; Megan DeMasters, Environmental Sustainability Specialist
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seniors, age 55 and older, earning 20 to 80 percent of the area median income, ranging
from approximately $13,000 to $60,000. Volunteers of America Colorado will provide
property and case management services on-site, and a full-time service coordinator will
connect residents to programs and resources in the community, with an emphasis on
healthy aging. Completion anticipated in Spring of 2022.
The City received one request for the entire $9.4M 2021 Allocation of Private Activity Bonds
from Housing Catalyst (HC) for the rehabilitation and new construction of affordable
housing. This will be scheduled for Council consideration later this spring.
The City received two requests ence and for HC Oak 140
developments. Both these communities include qualifying apartments priced to households
making no more than 30% area median income. These requests will be reviewed by
Council Finance Committee at their April meeting.
Land Use Code Phase One Update: After unanimous adoption of the off-cycle appropriation
in March, staff developed the Request for Proposals to advance this work. The RFP will
close on April 7 and a consultant is anticipated to be onboarded in Q2.
Grants and funding support
o Fort Collins Utilities, in partnership with International Center for Appropriate and
Sustainable Technologies (ICAST) and an incredible suite of partners, including
local affordable housing partners, regional academic institutions, and National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) amongst others, has submitted a proposal
the $10M
grant would fund energy efficiency improvements and grid flexibility options for five
affordable housing properties, reducing low-income households utility bills and
carbon emissions. Staff will learn in Q3 if the grant has been awarded.
o The City has been awarded a fellowship through the Harvard Kennedy School of
Business to improve our financial analysis of the 26 strategies as we transition to
implementation; the fellow will work with us for 16 weeks this coming summer.
Ad Hoc Housing Committee
The April meeting will be the final Ad Hoc Housing Committee meeting (their packet is also
end-of-term report. Meeting materials are available online at: fcgov.com/council/ad-hoc-housing-
committee.
Next Steps
Q2 Community summit and implementation roadmap development
Q3 Council Work Session to review implementation roadmaps and next steps