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Council asks staff to explore a housing study and ways to expand emergency alerts
Summary
Council member Courtney Rietman requested staff investigate conducting a housing study to assess local trends; Council member Brad Rarick will seek data from the Northmont School Board. Mayor Cathy McGrail asked staff to research additional methods for communicating emergency alerts to residents.
Englewood — At its March 24 meeting the Englewood City Council requested staff research two items that could shape future policy: a housing study and expanded emergency-alert communications.
Council member Courtney Rietman asked staff to look into conducting a housing study to evaluate current trends in the Englewood area. Council member Brad Rarick volunteered to reach out to the Northmont School Board to obtain additional data that could inform the study. The minutes do not specify a timeline, scope, funding source or whether the study would be conducted in-house or via consultant; those details were not provided in the transcript and are listed as not specified.
Separately, Mayor Cathy McGrail asked staff to research additional ways to communicate emergency alerts to residents. The minutes record the request but do not identify specific technologies, vendors or next steps.
What happens next: The requests were referred to staff for further research; no formal motion, funding commitment or timeline was recorded in the minutes.
