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Commission directs competitive RFP for affordable housing on city inspection-site lots
Summary
After discussion of prior sole‑source proposals, commissioners directed staff to finalize and circulate a competitive RFP for affordable housing on inspection-site lots, stressing urgency, realistic AMI targets (40–50% AMI) and options to award points for larger unit counts or land assembly.
The commission directed staff to prepare a competitive request for proposals to develop affordable housing on city-owned inspection-site lots. Commissioner Rodriguez described the change from a planned sole solicitation to an open RFP and emphasized speed: "The important thing is to try to get something done for the community as far as affordable housing. We're in dire need of it."
Colleagues urged careful calibration of scoring and market signals so proposals target lower-income households (commissioners suggested aiming for units at 40–50% area median income) and to avoid specification burdens that make projects infeasible. Staff and the city attorney will meet with commissioners and interested parties to refine evaluation criteria; Commissioners asked that the draft be reviewed at the Feb. 3 goals meeting so the solicitation can proceed quickly.
