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Highlands council adopts consent agenda including affordable housing commitment and conditional redeveloper designation
Summary
Council adopted resolutions R25045–R25051 covering affordable housing compliance (commitment to 30 units), an animal control contract, non-fair-and-open awards for conflict counsel and redevelopment counsel, a street-lighting reimbursement agreement, payment of bills, and designation of AR Chica Builders as conditional redeveloper for a Bay Avenue property.
The Borough of Highlands council adopted a multi-item consent agenda on Jan. 15, 2025, passing resolutions R25045 through R25051.
Key items adopted included a resolution committing the borough to comply with its Round 4 affordable housing obligations and an associated target of 30 units; authorization of an animal-control services contract; authority to award non-fair-and-open contracts for professional services (conflict attorney and conflict redevelopment counsel) given the frequency of potential conflicts in redevelopment work; execution of a street-lighting reimbursement agreement with the East Point Condominium Association; authorization to pay current bills; and designation of AR Chica Builders as the conditional redeveloper for property identified as tax block 81, lot 12 in the central business district redevelopment area, authorizing an interim costs agreement and escrow for professional services as an initial step toward a redeveloper agreement.
Council recorded arrivals and votes during the consent vote; the motion carried and the resolutions were adopted as presented. The resolution package authorizes staff to begin negotiating interim agreements and to proceed to subsequent steps of the redevelopment process with the conditional redeveloper. The resolutions also include an item authorizing a contract relating to affordable housing compliance (Round 4). No financial award amounts for the non-fair-and-open contracts were specified in the meeting discussion on the record.
Next steps: staff will begin negotiation of interim agreements with the conditional redeveloper and proceed with subsequent approvals and escrow arrangements as described by the resolutions.
