07.24.19 HAB Minutes HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD
Summary Minutes: 07/24/2019
1777 Broadway, Council Chambers
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Adam Swetlik, Chair
Jacques Juilland, Vice Chair
Judy Nogg
Juliette Boone
Terry Palmos
Daniel Teodoru
David Ensign, ex-officio
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
Masyn Moyer
STAFF PRESENT:
Jay Sugnet
Corina Marin
Jean Gatza
Kathleen King
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Swetlik declared a quorum at 6p.m.
2. AGENDA REVIEW
3. APPROVAL OF 06/26/19 MINUTES
Nogg motioned to approve minutes. Juilland seconded. Approved 6-0.
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
General comments
5. MATTERS FROM COUNCIL
• Alpine-Balsam Area Plan Presentation
o Staff presented updates to the Housing Advisory Board on the Alpine-Balsam
process and options in May, June and July of 2019.
o Individual feedback included concerns about insufficient parking(mentioned by
multiple members)
o More consideration of neighborhood views (mentioned by multiple members)
o Support for more housing relative to office/civic space
o Excitement about the development
o Interest in moving fast; interest in moving slowly
o Suggestion to utilize flood area on Balsam for more parking
o Discussion needed on target population for housing- i.e. seniors, singles,
families, etc.
0 3-D visualization would help
o Professional design competition should be first step, focus on quality and design
o Develop property only for people who don't have cars
o Concerns about methodology of traffic impact study
o Interest in combining city/county space; interest in NOT combining them
o Mention that traffic during hospital use was staggered and had onsite parking
o Interest in restricting height limits to under 35'.
o Presentation of an Option A+plan to provide more affordable housing with less
density
o Need for better public transportation
o More flexibility needed
o More certainly about Iris-Broadway plan; no need to wait for Iris-Broadway plan
o At the conclusion of the discussion, members provided a straw poll of the options.
o For the site plan, 5/6 members present selected Option A -with modifications.
(There was no consensus on what the modifications should be.)
o There was no consensus about the area plan.
• East Boulder Subcommunity Plan Presentation
6. MATTERS FROM THE BOARD
A. Committee reports
• August listening session: how to raise money for affordable housing
u Post info on Be Heard Boulder with assistance from Communications dept.
o Engagement Committee will prepare letter to editor(300 words max)
B. Unfinished business
• Annual letter to council update
4) Send topics to Nogg and vote on issues at future meeting.
C. New business
• Housekeeping matters
Request from board members that changes to motions or edits to documents
are either provided in the next meeting packet or recorded in the minutes.
7. MATTERS FROM STAFF
• Update on middle income down payment assistance pilot update, community benefit
and large lots and homes.
8. DEBRIEF MEETING AND CALENDAR CHECK
• Request from board to staff that we provide materials in advance if possible.
9. ADJOURNMENT: 8:57pm
APPROVED BY
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