12 - 5-in-5 Housing In-Fill Program Moratorium Extension RequestItem No. 12
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TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council
Grayson Path, City Manager
FROM: Robert G. Vine, Deputy City Manager
SUBJECT: 5 -in -5 Housing In -Fill Program Moratorium Extension Request
DATE: June 10, 2024
BACKGROUND: On March 11, 2024, the City Council approved a 90 -day moratorium on the
5 -in -5 Housing Infill Program to allow staff time to review the program and return to the City
Council with appropriate amendments to the program. The 90 -day period, (ending on June 10,
2024), was expected to be enough time for staff to bring recommendations for changes to the
program to the City Council after reviewing the Housing Assessment, which was expected to be
completed in the month of April 2024, however, the final document was not completed until the
end of May.
STATUS OF ISSUE:
The final draft of the Housing Assessment, consisting of over 70 pages of information, was
received by City staff at the end of May and is currently being reviewed and analyzed with specific
regard to the 5 -in -5 Housing Infill Program. The City has also recently hired a new Director of
Planning and Community Development, Osei Amo-Mensah, who is being provided with
information regarding the various functions of the Department and projects under his purview to
include the Housing Infill Programs. Director Amo-Mensah has years of experience with other
cities and may be able to provide insight and offer direction for needed amendments to the
program.
Staff is requesting a 60 -day extension on the moratorium to allow enough time to completely digest
the information and recommendations in the Housing Assessment and work with the new
Department Director on this project. A 60 -day extension on the moratorium would end on August
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BUDGET: N/A
OPTIONS: 1. Extend the moratorium on the 5 -in -5 Housing Infill Program for 60 days.
2. Extend the moratorium on the 5 -in -5 Housing Infill Program for a number of
days of your choosing.
3. Do not extend the moratorium and instruct staff to bring recommendations for
the 5 -in -5 Housing Infill Program to the next regular City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommend extending the moratorium on the 5 -in -5 Housing
Infill Program for a period of 60 days.