File #: 13-0340    Name:
Type: Agendas Status: Other Matters
File created: 6/11/2013 In control: Board of Aldermen
On agenda: 6/30/2013 Final action:
Title: Affordable Housing PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to receive an update on the work of the Affordable Housing Task Force.
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Affordable Housing Task Force Update.pdf, 2. Attachment B - Affordable Housing Report to BOA FINAL.pdf, 3. Attachment C- 1 - Census tract_housinginfo_estimates (2).pdf, 4. Companion Map to Attachment C- Census Tracts and Multi-family in Carrboro.pdf, 5. Attachment D-1 highlights_Two DCRP studies (3).pdf, 6. Attachment D-2WORKSHOP FINAL REPORT 5-1-2013.pdf, 7. Attachment D-3 UNC_Report-Transportation_Management.pdf, 8. Attachment E - CNT Report LosingGround.FINAL.pdf, 9. Attachment F - Affordable_Housing_Chronology.pdf, 10. Attachment G - HOMEconsortiumfunding_Overview_upto2013_2014.pdf
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Affordable Housing

PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to receive an update on the work of the Affordable Housing Task Force.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning

CONTACT INFORMATION: Patricia McGuire - pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Ashley Brown - ambrown4@live.unc.edu

INFORMATION: The Board's Affordable Housing Task Force met from July to November 2012 (see report at http://www.townofcarrboro.org/BoA/Agendas/2012/12_04_2012.htm - Item D.1) to discuss how/whether changes to the affordable housing density bonus provisions should be made (http://www.townofcarrboro.org/BoA/Minutes/2012/12_04_2012.pdf - page 18). The task force had indicated an interest in other actions as well, beyond the provisions of the Land Use Ordinance. Following receipt of a report from the Planning Board on dialogue sessions held in 2012 (http://www.townofcarrboro.org/PZI/AffordableHousingDialogues.htm and http://www.townofcarrboro.org/BoA/Agendas/2013/02_19_2013.htm (Item E.1) and page 6 of the meeting minutes at http://carrboro.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=236797&GUID=A1736A26-8597-48F1-97B8-E69C653AAE2E&Search=) , the Board of Aldermen responded to information provided on the possible ownership of public housing. Soon after, Board members decided to include affordable housing on the agenda for the annual retreat. The retreat planning committee determined that the following materials should be provided to support the discussion:

1) An update on the work of the Affordable Housing Task Force (Attachment A).
2) Planning Board/Transportation Advisory Board report on the 2012 affordable housing dialogue sessions (Attachment B).
3) Information from staff about the influence of student renters on housing affordability (Attachment C - Excerpts of American Community Survey data related to affordable housing).
4) Information from staff about the relationship between transportation costs and housing affordability (see Attachments D -1to D-3, Attachment E...

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