SUBJECT: General Business
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A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Adopting the Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership's Priorities and Strategies for Expanding Access to Diverse Housing for Our Community
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PRESENTER: Malcolm Fleming, Town Administrator
TIME ESTIMATE: 15 Minutes
only required for non-consent items
FISCAL INFORMATION: N/A
Cost as Recommended: Unknown at this time, but any costs would be subject to prior approval by the Board of Trustees
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the proposed Resolution to show the Town's commitment to the Regional Housing Partnership's priorities and strategies for expanding access to diverse housing. If the Board approves the Resolution, staff will develop an action plan for 2021, including community/stakeholder engagement, and begin active participation in the Regional Housing Partnership to identify strategies and potential actions for Board consideration.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Issue No. 17 on the Town's 2020 Work Plan is "Affordable Housing". The detailed description of this issue is, "Join and work with the Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership (BCRHP), with Weld County, and with developers to expand access to diverse housing. Specific actions include, (1) adopting a resolution to formally join the BoCo AHC, (2) adopting an IGA with Weld County to participate in Weld's CDBG program and submitting a grant application, (3) identifying and fixing provisions in the UDC and Town fees that make it difficult/impossible to construct attainable housing in Erie. " With this objective in mind, Town staff reached out to representatives from the BCRHP to explore opportunities to expand access to diverse housing in Erie.
During the Board of Trustees' August 18, 2020 study session, representative from the cities of Boulder and Longmont, and fr...
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