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MEMORANDUM
Date: March 5, 1998
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Special Council Work Session, February 12, 1998 -2:00 PM in Council Chambers
Council Present: Lehman, Champion, Kubby, Norton, O'Donnell, Thornberry, Vanderhoef.
Staff Present:
Atkins, Helling, Karr, Dilkes, Franklin, Head, Grovesnor, Nasby, Long,
Boothroy.
Housing and
Community
Development
Commission:
Jayne Moraski, Gretchen Schmuch, ^. Denita Gadson, William Stewart,
Kathleen Renquist.
Tapes:
98-26, all; 98-27, all.
Housincl Forum
Reel 98-26, Side I
City Manager Atkins, City Attorney Dilkes, Community Development Director Franklin,
Community Development Coordinator Head, Planner Nasby facilitated a council discussion
regarding the Iowa City Community Housing Forum Report.
Council directed staff as follows:
· Housing Rehabilitation Program Expansion-Proceed
· First Home Program- Proceed
· Affordable Housing Funding Pool- No action; provide further information
· General Obligation Bond- Develop criteria by August 1998
· Financial Institutions-Combination Mortgage and Rehab Loan- Proceed
· Community Housing Linked Deposit Program- Proceed
· Housing Fund Program - Defer until changes are made at State level
Development of Requlatorv Measures
Reel98-23, Side 2
PCD Director Franklin and Community Development Coordinator Head facilitated council
discussion regarding development of regulatory measures. Input was received from John Shaw.
Council directed staff to proceed with the following:
· Small Lot Zoning
· Minimum Lot Width 45 feet
· Reduced Residential Streets Pavement
· Pre-development meetings
2
· Study to Analyze the Development Code
· Density Bonuses for Affordable Housing
· Neotraditional Housing Development
Misc. Discussion
Reel 98-27, Side 1
In response to Kubby, council agreed to consider energy eftrelent programs, non-profit housing
consortium, housing costs and household income issues, homeless issues, life skills, and
regional cooperation on a county wide basis.
Council agreed schedule another meeting to discussion other housing issues.
Housin.a and Communitv Development Commission
Reel 98-27, Side 1
Community Development Planner Long and Housing and Community Development
Commission members Jayne Moraski, Kathleen Renquist, A. Denita Gadson, Gretchen
Schmuch and Bill Stewart addressed issues outlined in Head's January 27, 1998 memo re:
Response to comments concerning CDBG and HOME priorities.
Meeting adjourned: 4:35 PM
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