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Agenda Item VII - B
s"^ WEEKLY INFORMATION PACKET
~ MEMORANDUM
To. Mayor Toor and Members of Council
From: Frank Bruno, C~ty Manager
John Pollak, Co-D~rector Housmg and Human Services
Jeff Yegian, Homeownership Programs Manager
Date• August 25, 2004
Information Item. Occupancy Issues - mod~fymg the defimhon of "family" and enactmg the
Domest~c Partnership Registry by ordmance
Background At ~ts Apn18, 2004 meering Counc~l tabled a proposed ordmance to amend the
occupancy reqmrements and regulations related to the definit~on of "consangumity." While
there appeared to be consensus that the occupancy regulat~ons should be "maaiage neutral,"
there were concems that the recommended solut~on was overly complex and mamtained a
discnmmatory distmct~on between mamed and unmamed couples
Current Statur. Hous~ng and Human Services assumed ]ead responsibilrty for managmg the
process of revisihng the opt~ons A workmg group (Housmg, Office of Human Rights, Crty
"" Attorney, Ciry Clerk, Plannmg, Code Enforcement) has:
mvest~gated the use of the Domest~c Partnersh~p Regisiry (DPR), currently a program of
the C~ty Manager's Office, as a means of determming "jomt heads of household" status
for occupancy purposes
concluded that ~f use of the DPR will grant an occupancy nght, the DPR should be
enacted by orduiance
mrtiated a draft ordmance to enact the DPR and modify the definmon of "fanvly" (this
modified defimt~on has not matenally changed from Apn18, 2004)
The workmg group, in consultahon wrth Council's Affordable Housmg Committee, has planned
a publ~c process to further develop the ordmance and recommendations.
• September 15, 2004 - A facilrtated commumry meeting to shaze and d~scuss
stakeholders' mterests This meeting will be from 7- 830 PM at the East Boulder
Commumry Center (Panorama room) Staff-~denhfied stakeholders will be mv~ted (see
attached list) and publ~c not~ce will be provided
October 18, 2004 - Human Relations Commission publ~c heanng on the proposed
ordmance and recommendataons.
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• October 28, 2004 - Plannmg Board public heanng on the proposed ordinance and ""'b"
recommendat~ons `"'
• November - Crty Council act~on on the proposed ordmance and recommendahons
Staff w~ll continue to keep C~ty Council mformed as th~s commumty dialogue proceeds.
Fiscal Impact: None anhcipated. (Note that we plan to evaluate the effects of any changes after
one yeaz to determme ~f DPR admimstrat~on costs have mcreased )
Contact JeffYegian, x4363, yeg~an~@c~.boulder.co us
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