Wow. This is truly pathetic. Again, from the one year plan required for federal funding, but you’d think we could do better than this! The council will vote on this tomorrow night.
Barriers to Affordable Housing
30. Describe the actions that will take place during the next year to remove barriers to affordable housing.
31. Describe the actions that will take place during the next year to foster and maintain affordable housing.2012 Action Plan Barriers to Affordable Housing response:
The City continues to rewrite the zoning code. A Development Services Center website and ELAM (Enterprise Land Asset Management) system became operational in 2009. The Development Services Center helps to streamline the land use approval process. In 2012, the Community Development Division will continue to participate in the operational aspects of this system and seek its improvement through evaluation. The CDBG Office will continue to review its experience in the funding of affordable housing projects and where possible, seek Council action to remove non-financial obstacles to the construction of affordable housing within the City.
The Community Development Division will meet periodically with Third Sector Housing, a group of non-profit housing development agencies, to identify ways to improve the capacity of non-profit agencies for housing development, and to streamline various aspects of the funding proposal, contracting and procurement process. Some of these recommendations will be reflected in the Program Funding Framework and guidelines for future years. Some will be incorporated into the procurement procedures and policies for the development process.
You have got to be kidding me.