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MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 29, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
THRU: Kelly DiMartino, Interim City Manager
Kyle Stannert, Deputy City Manager
Affordable Housing Executive Team1
Caryn Champion, Director of Planning, Development and Transportation
Paul Sizemore, Community Development and Neighborhoods Service Director
FROM: Marcy Yoder, Neighborhood Services Manager
Meaghan Overton, Housing Manager
RE: October 26, 2021, Work Session Summary Housing Strategic
Plan Implementation: Occupancy and Rental Programming
The purpose of this item was to seek Council feedback on implementation progress for three
interrelated Housing Strategic Plan (HSP) strategies: Rental licensing/registration (Strategy
20), Occupancy ordinance revisions (Strategy 21), and Small Landlord Incentives (Strategy
26). This update included an overview of previous Council direction, a summary of Housing
Strategic Plan Alignment (why), findings from Demographic and Market Analysis (who),
summary of Peer Cities Research (what), and an outline of a Proposed Roadmap for
implementation (when and how).
All Councilmembers were present.
Feedback
Overall: Several Councilmembers supported the proposed next step of community
engagement in early 2022 with landlords and property management companies; renters,
neighborhood groups, and HOAs; and other key stakeholders. The goal of this engagement will
be to co-create program design for a pilot (voluntary) rental licensing program. Prior to initiating
a pilot program, a future Council work session to share engagement results and details
for the pilot program will be scheduled.
Specific Feedback
Several Councilmembers supported further exploration of the initiatives underway,
with acknowledgement that there are many questions and concerns to address for each
of the three strategies.
Another view expressed was that the City should not move forward with further
exploration of these strategies, and that the occupancy ordinance should be maintained
in its current form.
Encouragement to consider impacts to landlords as a critical part of the Occupancy and
Rental Programming work, and a desire to carefully identify the appropriate level of
regulation.
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Appreciation for the incorporation of a pilot program and a phasing strategy for full
program roll-out over several years, including evaluation and adjustment.
Suggestion to bring forward both licensing and occupancy changes at the same time.
Suggestion to consider increasing the number of inspections completed in each year to
accelerate the full implementation of a rental licensing program.
Support for aligning policy and program development with data and best practices.
Encouragement to keep affordability in mind for both landlords and tenants while
addressing health and safety for people who rent their homes.
Next Steps
Community engagement in early 2022
Council work session to share engagement results and implementation details
for a pilot program
If supported by Council, potential 2023-2024 Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) offer for
rental licensing start-up funding