Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2018-06:  An ordinance of the Flagstaff City Council authorizing the sale or lease of City Property for Affordable Housing and establishing an effective date.

The City Council has identified Affordable Housing in the 2017 -2019 Council Goals. City Council identified three City Properties, the "Scattered Sites", that could be developed for affordable housing.  These properties have been presented to Council on various occasions through City Work Sessions. City Charter, Article VIII, Sections 9 and 10 require the Council to authorize the sale or lease of City property and prescribes the necessary steps to accomplish.  As the City anticipates bringing either a lease agreement or a purchase and sale agreement to Council in January 2018, this authority is needed in a timely manner to  continue to facilitate the development of these sites.  Ordinance No. 2018-06 will authorize the sale or lease of the City Property for Affordable Housing.  
 



 

Financial impact is undefined at this time, as negotiations are underway with a successful respondent to the Request For Proposal (RFP) to identify a user for these properties.

 This Ordinance furthers Council's identified affordable housing goals.

Affordable Housing- Support development and increase the inventory of public and private affordable housing for renters and home-owners throughout the community.

May 23, 2017 – City Council Work Session
June 27, 2017 - City Council Work Session
July 7, 2017 – Special Council Meeting 
December 19, 2017 - City Council Regular Meeting (First read of the ordinance)
 

Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2018-06 and authorize the sale or lease of city property for affordable housing.
Option 2: Do not approve Ordinance No. 2018-06 and direct staff on other potential uses for the city properties.

 On July 7th, 2017 Council gave staff direction to move forward with a Request for Proposals for the Development of the City Properties "Scattered Sites".  A Request for Proposal (RFP) #2018-02 for the Scattered Sites Affordable Housing was posted for solicitation on August 14, 2017 and advertised in the Arizona Daily Sun on August 20, 2017 and August 27, 2017.  The RFP responses were opened on September 26, 2017 and staff is currently in negotiations with the proposers of RFP 2018-02. 

Approving Ordinance 2018-06 will give staff authority to enter into an agreement for the sale or lease of the properties for Affordable Housing as required by City Charter. Staff will present the final agreement to council for approval in a separate council meeting.
 

 

Approving Ordinance 2018-06 will allow staff to move forward to achieve the goal of Affordable Housing.

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Increase affordable housing for renters and homeowners in Flagstaff.

  
May 23, 2017 – City Council Work session
June 27, 2017 - City Council Work session
July 7, 2017 – Special Council meeting