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PECS committee recommends Affordable Housing Fund, approves contract items and adopts blight tax; two nuisance ordinances deferred
Summary
The PECS committee on Nov. 4 recommended a phased Affordable Housing Fund, approved multiple contract extensions and agreements, approved a blight tax ordinance with a 180‑day implementation window, and deferred two related nuisance measures for further edits and operational planning.
The Planning, Economic Development and Community Services committee on Tuesday recommended moving forward with an Affordable Housing Fund and approved a package of contract and policy items to send to the Board of Commissioners, while deferring two related nuisance ordinances for further refinement.
Affordable Housing Fund: Staff lead Dr. Ferguson presented a substitute resolution and a memo recommending the housing fund be seeded with a phased allocation of general fund revenue beginning at 1% in FY 2026, rising to 1.5% in FY 2027 and 2% in FY 2028, with stakeholder engagement and an internal working group to create program guidelines. After discussion about timing and sponsor review, the committee voted to recommend the substitute resolution to the Board of Commissioners for action. The committee also agreed to accept the substitute language circulated by staff for the record.
Hotel‑motel tax item withdrawn: Because the Affordable Housing Fund funding mechanism advanced, the committee voted to withdraw a separate resolution that would have dedicated hotel‑motel tax revenues for housing programs.
Procurement and program approvals (committee…
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