Agenda Date: 08/06/2024
Subject:
Title
Housing Stakeholder Working Groups
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Kathleen Osher, Assistant City Manager
Julie Latham, Housing Policy Analyst
Presentations:
Kathleen Osher, Assistant City Manager
PURPOSE:
Discuss the evolution of housing related input and advice to Council in light of housing-related projects including the ongoing Neighborhood Housing Opportunities Unified Land Use Code update.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Robust and Resilient Economy; High-Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
Created in partnership with South Metro Housing Options (SMHO) in 2020, the Housing Task Force (HTF) sought to implement adopted housing study strategies to achieve identified housing goals in the city's Comprehensive Plan. The HTF has served as a critical voice for housing and accomplished an impressive body of work, including assisting in ensuring the ULUC supports housing and helping craft the IHO to create more affordable housing without unduly burdening market rate housing. When originally identified in Envision Littleton 2040 as an action step, the city did not have the capacity to operate the task force and SMHO graciously stepped up to run the task force and champion this important work.
Over the last several years the context and policy of housing work has evolved, with housing rising to top priority at the city, regional, and state levels. Accomplishments in the city's housing goals along with new staff at the city focused solely on housing, DRCOG's Regional Housing Needs Assessment work, and new state legislation make this an opportune time to evaluate the HTF partnership and determine how it can evolve to best respond to this new environment. Additionally, council and staff have heard a desire for a process on housing-related feedback that has a more clearly defined purpose, intent, and impact.
In response to these concerns staff identified opportunities for process refinement in solici...
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