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Presentation of the "Building our Future" Community Housing Workshop Series Draft Final Report
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Presenter:
Dustin Fratto, Council Executive Director
Housing Workshop Staff:
Shane Pace, CAO
Dustin Fratto, Council Executive Director
Lynn Pace, City Attorney
James Sorensen, Community Development Director
Kasey Dunlavy, Economic Development Director
Justin Sorenson, Asst. Council Director
Rob Sant, Asst. Economic Development Director
Jake Warner, Long Range Planning Manager
Liz Theriuault, Senior Comms & Policy Analyst
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Description/Background:
Beginning in the summer of 2025 the City Council, Mayor, City Staff, and Guests conducted a series of housing workshops meant to build consensus amongst city officials surrounding the housing issues being faced by the city and solutions that may help us address those issues. The workshop series included five workshops. During those workshops the council moved through the following process: Understanding and identifying the challenge > Developing a unified vision > Discussing and prioritizing solutions > Agreeing to strategies, tools, and implementation (tonight).
This evening staff plans to present a draft of the Housing Workshop Series Final Report. This report has the potential to be adopted as policy document by the Council and to be used to guide the re-imagining of our land development code over the coming months. This evening staff is looking for the following feedback:
1. Does this report accurately capture the councils intent?
2. Are you comfortable with the three strategies, the tactics, and the optional tools being recommended by staff? (Section 4: Turning Vision into Action)
3. Are you comfortable with the implementation plan? (Section 5: Implementation and Next Steps)
Further action to be taken:
Staff requests the following next steps:
1. Formally adopt the final report at a future City Council Meeting.
2. Staff will provide this report to the consultant conducting the re-imagining of our land development code.
3. Staff will begin implementation and will present to the council on March 31 (ADU's), April 14 (RDA property), and April 28 (intersection of development agreements and the proposed regulatory frameworks).
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
Recommendation
This evening the council should provide staff with direction on how to move forward with the draft final report. What changes are needed? Should it be considered for adoption at a future date?