[BoulderCouncilHotline] Re: Housing Board process

[Firnhaber, Kurt]

Dear Lisa,

I have seen some of Jane’s responses from yesterday and will certainly make both of the meetings, public meetings.  The issue of how many work days are left until the memo relates to the fact that housing staff take some of their time off over the holidays.  Days which have already been approved.  We also have a review process for memo’s and designated dates that staff must have memo’s due.

The questions you posed below will be very helpful in our preparation for the study session.  A brief response to the last one on the involvement of Planning Board.  Governance, oversight and involvement of resident committees and boards is much wider than funding decisions.  Planning Board gives valuable input into policy approaches like with Inclusionary Housing and ADUs.  Their expertise and experience with planning and projects provides valuable input to our policy development.  In many ways, policy’s and planning approaches provide one of the biggest impacts on creating affordable housing.

Thanks for your other areas of input and questions that will help us form the process and study session.  I will forward the organization list on Monday.

Thanks,

Kurt

From: Morzel, Lisa
Sent: Saturday, December 9, 2017 8:11 AM
To: Firnhaber, Kurt <FirnhaberK at bouldercolorado.gov>
Cc: Council <council at bouldercolorado.gov>; Brautigam, Jane <BrautigamJ at bouldercolorado.gov>; Sugnet, Jay <SugnetJ at bouldercolorado.gov>; Yegian, Jeffrey <YegianJ at bouldercolorado.gov>; HOTLINE <HOTLINE at bouldercolorado.gov>
Subject: Re: Housing Board process

Kurt

I'd also encourage you to work with Tom on preparing the ordinance. Aaron had it right when he commented to just bring us preliminary materials or what you have by January 23 with an ordinance and council will provide feedback.

Thanks

Lisa

Lisa Morzel
Boulder City Council Member

303-815-6723 c
303-938-8520 h

On Dec 9, 2017, at 9:04 AM, Morzel, Lisa <MorzelL at bouldercolorado.gov<mailto:MorzelL at bouldercolorado.gov>> wrote:
Kurt


Thanks for this email. A few questions :


1. How do you figure there's only 8 days left now to work on this given it's December 8th and the study session is January 23rd?  I understand the materials need to be submitted for the study session by January 10 but perhaps that could be extended to January 17.  For study sessions, we often receive substantive and substantial updates the weekend before, so a partial memo could go out and an addendum could follow. Study sessions seem to be a little more flexible.


2.  Please send me a list of the 25 affordable housing providers.  I will assume the December 14th meeting is open to the public?  What time and where will this be?
Why not have one public meeting, give yourself more time and hold a public meeting for all December 18 or 19th?


3.  The PPWG discouraged open houses and having public input in that manner.


4.  Do you have a plan to have a post in the planning newsletter?  That would be a great venue in which to communicate the formation of the housing board. The Planning newsletter and the Council newsletter would both be places to ask for feedback. Consider use of a short survey if appropriate.


5.  Please provide the names and qualifications of those serving on
TRG,
CDAC,
HOME Consortium,
Homeownership Committee,
Homeless Strategy Board
While the presentation shown last Tuesday explained briefly the missions of TRG, CDAC, and the homeownership committee, please describe the missions of the other two.
Also why are there 5 committees? Together, on an average basis, how much money is awarded annually through these groups for dispersal?  What's been the range over the past 5 years?


6.  Since you listed the planning board as part of housing governance, what role does the planning board play in housing governance since, with respect to housing, they basically just approve what staff has already negotiated with specific projects?  My understanding from PB members is there is little communication from the housing department to PB members prior to groups applying for LITEC grants
(1440 pine, Palo Parkway) or when the city commits city funds to a project. One hope of having the housing board is to shed transparency on these projects.  In fact, the charter does not include housing governance as a role for the planning board. Perhaps you're including PB's review of inclusionary housing and linkage fees.


Thanks much

Lisa

Lisa Morzel
Boulder City Council Member

303-815-6723 c
303-938-8520 h

On Dec 8, 2017, at 1:04 PM, Firnhaber, Kurt <FirnhaberK at bouldercolorado.gov<mailto:FirnhaberK at bouldercolorado.gov>> wrote:
Dear Council,

In meeting yesterday to move forward the process to form a Housing Board, I wanted to give you an update on how we are moving forward towards the schedule you have identified and give you a chance to provide me with any helpful feedback.  With some planned holidays coming up, we only have about eight working days until the memo is due and wanted to make the most of this time in preparation for the study session.  A couple of the things that I heard Tuesday night is that community engagement is important and our original plan may not have had enough, but we also a need to move effectively towards the agreed upon schedule.  As a result we have begun planning towards two activities.


  1.  On Thursday December 14th we will be having an afternoon to receive feedback from our 25 affordable housing and program providers.
  2.  On January 8th we will be hosting an open house to the community.
  3.  We will also be providing some information on our web site of some of our work to date and links to how other communities work with Housing Boards.

Our intent is to receive as much feedback as possible, which will be reflected in the memo in preparation for the study session on January 23rd.  I would appreciate any feedback you may have that would help strengthen our current process.

In partnership,

Kurt
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