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Council reviews modern-income-housing strategies, staff proposes timeline shifts to 2027''28
Summary
Staff told the council the city must report on at least three of five modern-income-housing strategies by Aug. 1 and proposed moving several completion dates to 2027''28 while keeping strategy language intact; staff warned of daily fines for noncompliance.
Council members spent the work session reviewing the city's five strategies for modern income housing and how the city will meet state reporting obligations.
Planning staff member Alika (speaker S5) said the city must report on at least three strategies and that "the report is due August 1, the latest," and proposed mainly adjusting timelines rather than changing the strategies themselves. She told the council that, "Last year, we were in compliance," and that the city faces monetary penalties if it falls short: "that that will be I think it's $250 a day is the fine. And if we do it again, it's $500 a day." (S5)
S5 recommended pushing many completion dates to 2027 or 2028 to reflect realistic delivery schedules while leaving reporting items tied to the city center process unchanged so that applications submitted before adoption still count. Council members discussed uncertainty tied to pending state legislation and agreed to proceed cautiously: staff will present updated timelines to planning commission and then return recommendations to council after the required public hearing and the joint county-council meeting.
The council did not take a formal vote on policy changes during the work session; staff said the next step is a planning commission public hearing (tentatively March 12) followed by a joint meeting with the county commission and a subsequent council vote.
