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Housing Advisory Board re‑elects chair and vice chair, discusses Title IX, quarterly Council update and August schedule
Summary
The Housing Advisory Board re‑elected Karin Hoskin as chair and Lauren Shevitz as vice chair, debated canceling the August meeting in favor of a noticed site tour, and agreed to revise and more actively present quarterly recommendations to City Council, with particular attention to Title IX land‑use revisions and permitting streamlining.
At its June 24 meeting the Boulder Housing Advisory Board re‑nominated and approved Karin Hoskin to continue as chair and Lauren Shevitz as vice chair by voice vote. The board discussed quorum rules during the nomination and confirmed that nominations passed with members present.
Members debated canceling the board’s regular August meeting, noting staff availability concerns. Instead of a full meeting some members proposed conducting a noticed, public tour of the All Roads Homeless Shelter during August; scheduling and notice requirements were left for staff follow up and the idea was tabled pending coordination with shelter management.
The board reviewed its quarterly update process to City Council. Chair Hoskin said the update was originally intended to discipline the board into issuing formal recommendations and to make HAB a consistent voice to Council. Members agreed to revise the current quarterly message to emphasize more immediate priorities and to align recommendations with active Council items, including revisions to Title IX (the city land‑use code) and the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BBCP).
Several members urged HAB to consider timing and tactics for Council engagement, including reading recommendations aloud at Council chambers in addition to emailing them, to ensure councilors hear HAB’s priorities amid many competing board messages. The board also proposed focusing future HAB work plan sessions on crafting actionable recommendations — for example, targeted suggestions for permitting streamlining and pilot programs that could be implemented within the existing regulatory framework.
Other business: members identified topics for future presentations, including Prop 123 expedited review/pilot permitting programs, transitional housing models between shelters and long‑term subsidized housing, and tracking modular and manufactured housing pipeline projects such as Ponderosa. Staff noted an upcoming change to minutes formatting citywide that will move toward decision‑focused minutes similar to City Council’s approach; full recordings will remain available.
The meeting closed after members agreed to request an update on older adult housing progress in roughly one year and to return to the topic after the home‑sharing RFP and related pilot steps, if launched.
