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6.
City Council Combined Special Meeting/Work Session - AMENDED
Meeting Date:
03/08/2016
From:
Sarah Darr, 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, an overview of neighborhood input  and options for a RFP process.  The work session is an opportunity for City Council to ask questions and provide direction to staff. 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

At the March 8 Council Work Session, staff will present for discussion possible RFP options associated with the Sawmill affordable housing property located at 308 Elden.

COUNCIL GOALS:
  • Explore and adopt policies to lower the costs associated with housing to the end user.
  • Improve the economic quality of life for Flagstaff through economic diversification, and by fostering jobs and programs that grow wages and revenues
  • Support and assist the most vulnerable
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.

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