CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the vision and goals to establish expectations for development of surplus City-owned property and direct staff to prepare an RFP/Q to support development of affordable senior housing and housing for Intellectual and Developmentally Disabled (IDD) individuals on property located near Route 59 and 103rd Street
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Amy Emery, AICP, TED Operations Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The City Council has taken a variety of actions and continues to pursue opportunities to address affordable housing needs. Most recently, the City Council hosted a workshop on a potential Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO) in June 2021.
Further prioritizing affordable housing efforts, the Housing Needs Assessment/Housing Needs Report, approved by the Human Rights and Fair Housing Advisory Commission and endorsed by City Council in 2020, included an action item to develop a strategy to leverage publicly owned land to address housing challenges.
DISCUSSION:
The City has surplus public land assets that it may leverage to help address the issue of affordable housing. The Municipal Code permits the Council to authorize, upon determination that "continued ownership of any parcel of real estate is no longer necessary, appropriate, required for the use of, profitable to, or for the best interests of the City, the sale or conveyance of such real estate."
This includes Surplus City lands that may be sold, leased or written down to support affordable housing development. This situation creates a tangible opportunity for the City Council to take leadership action to address this long-standing community challenge.
To efficiently pursue future development of affordable housing on surplus public property in accordance with City Council direction, a vision statement and supporting goals have been prepared for approval.
VISION
Enhance Napervill...
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