CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Option 1: Approve the proposed Affordable Housing Work Plan for priority Action Items 3 and 6, direct staff to begin work on an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO), and delay work on Action Items 1 and 2 until after completion of the IZO
Option 2: Approve the proposed Affordable Housing Work Plan for priority Action Items 1, 2, 3 and 6 and do not direct staff to begin work on an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO)
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DEPARTMENT: City Clerk's Office
SUBMITTED BY: Ruth Broder, AICP, Community Grants Coordinator and Allison Laff, AICP, TED-Deputy Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
In July 2020 the Housing Advisory Commission (HAC) completed its review of the Housing Needs Assessment/Affordable Housing Toolkit. Eight action steps were recommended for review by the City Council at its August 4, 2020 meeting. This item was originally scheduled for the December 1, 2020 City Council meeting but was continued to January 5, 2021 due to the large number of items on the agenda.
BACKGROUND:
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 requires all communities receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to certify that they will affirmatively further fair housing. To meet this obligation, municipalities must periodically conduct an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) study. Naperville's most recent AI was completed and submitted to the City Council in May 2017.
The AI report, prepared by a consultant with extensive background in fair housing, identified four major impediments to fair housing choice, including an inadequate supply of affordable housing. The report stated that,
"A lack of affordable housing, particularly housing that is accessible, is the biggest impediment to fair housing choice in the City."
The AI further stated that,
"High housing costs are not a direct form of housing discrimination, but a lack of...
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