8.
City Council Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 11/25/2014
- Co-Submitter:
- Sarah Darr, Deputy Housing Director
- From:
- Sarah Darr, Deputy Housing Director
- Department:
- Planning & Development Services
Co-Submitter:
TITLE:
Presentation and discussion concerning a potential Request for Proposals for 308 Elden (property designated for affordable housing near Sawmill)
DESIRED OUTCOME:
Receive presentation and provide direction on options pertaining to a potential Request for Proposals (RFP) for 308 Elden, a property designated for affordable housing near Sawmill . Staff will provide an overview of the property itself and options for a RFP process. The work session is an opportunity for City Council to ask questions and provide direction to staff.
INFORMATION:
At the November 25 Council Work Session, staff will present for discussion possible RFP options associated with the Sawmill affordable housing property.
COUNCIL GOALS:
5. Retain, expand, and diversify economic base
11. Effective governance
REGIONAL PLAN:
COUNCIL GOALS:
5. Retain, expand, and diversify economic base
11. Effective governance
REGIONAL PLAN:
- Goal LU.1. Invest in existing neighborhoods and activity centers for the purpose of developing complete, and connected places.
- Goal LU.4. Balance housing and employment land uses with the preservation and protection of our unique natural and cultural setting.
- Goal LU.6. Provide for a mix of land uses.
- Goal LU.9. Focus reinvestment, partnerships, regulations, and incentives on developing or redeveloping urban areas.
- Goal LU.10. Increase the proportion of urban neighborhoods to achieve walkable, compact growth.
- Goal LU.13. Increase the variety of housing options and expand opportunities for employment and neighborhood shopping within suburban neighborhoods.
- Goal LU.15. Plan for and encourage employee-intensive uses throughout the area as activity centers, corridors, research and development offices, business parks and light industrial areas to encourage efficient infrastructure and multimodal commuting.
- Goal LU.18. Develop well designed activity centers and corridors with a variety of employment, business, shopping, civic engagement, cultural opportunities, and residential choices.
- Goal NH.3. Make available a variety of housing types at different price points, to provide housing opportunity for all economic sectors.
- Goal NH.6. Neighborhood conservations efforts of revitalization, redevelopment and infill are compatible with and enhance out overall community character.
- Goal ED.8. Promote the continued physical and economic viability of the region's commercial districts by focusing investment on existing and new activity centers.
- Goal ED.9. Promote redevelopment in infill as a well-established means to accomplish a variety of community economic, planning and environmental goals.