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03.30.22 HAB PacketCITY OF BOULDER HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AGENDA DATE: March 30, 2022 TIME: 6 PM LOCATION: Zoom Meeting – link posted day of meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL / 6:00 p.m. 2. WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. November 17, 2021 – See attached 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION / 6:05 p.m. a. Open comment 6. MATTERS FROM COUNCIL / 6:10 p.m. a. East Boulder Subcommunity Plan 90% Draft o Kathleen King, Planning & Development Services (Input) – See attached 7. MATTERS FROM THE BOARD / 7:10 p.m. a. Department of Housing & Human Services (HHS) Strategic Planning (Input) – See attached o Wendy Schwartz and Jay Sugnet, HHS b. Jan. 22 Boulder City Council Retreat Outcomes o Chairs’ proposal c. Middle Income next steps d. Housing Equity Symposium next steps and role of the Board 8. MATTERS FROM STAFF / 8:40 p.m. 9. DEBRIEF MEETING AND CALENDAR CHECK / 8:50 p.m. 10. ADJOURNMENT / 9:00 p.m. Informational Item: Updates and education; no action to be taken Feedback: Discussion of board processes and items of interest; may result in action Input: Discussion and comments to shape staff work on housing issues, projects and policies; no action to be taken Decision: Vote on board processes, work plan, agenda items, etc. Recommendation: Vote on the board’s input to city council For more information, please contact the HAB Secretary at 303.441.4134, or via Email at marinc@bouldercolorado.gov. Board agendas are available online at: https://bouldercolorado.gov/boards-commissions/housing-advisory-board. Please note agenda item times are approximate. HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD Summary Minutes: 11/17/21 Virtual (Zoom) BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael Leccese, Chair Danny Teodoru, Vice Chair Jacques Juilland Juliette Boone Terry Palmos Jennifer Livovich Lupita Montoya (ex-officio) STAFF PRESENT: Jay Sugnet Jean Gatza Jean Sanson Corina Marin 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL • Leccese declared a quorum at 6p.m. 2. AGENDA REVIEW 3. APPROVAL OF 10/27/21 MINUTES • Palmos motioned to approve. Boone seconded. Approved 4-0. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 5. MATTERS FROM COUNCIL a. East Boulder Subcommunity Plan Presentation/Discussion • Do you support the approach the new housing and mixed-use in the EBS of the 55th & Arapahoe Station area specifically? • Do you have feedback about the balance of land uses in the recommended land use plan? • Do you have suggestions for changes to the land use recommendations, and if so, where? o HAB supported the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan 6. MATTERS FROM THE BOARD a. Mobile ADU Ordinance White Paper draft (recommendation) • Juilland motioned to approve the recommendation to council and add to council’s 2022 workplan. Teodoru seconded. Motion passes 4-1. (Boone Opposed. Palmos Abstained). b. Letter to Council (recommendation) • Board made minor edits and adjusted language in the draft. Palmos motioned to send letter to council. Juilland seconded. Approved-Unanimous. c. Missing Middle Income – Next Steps • HAB agrees to table item until January 2022 meeting. 7. MATTERS FROM STAFF a. December meeting – Leccese motioned to reschedule HAB’s December meeting (possibly a retreat) to the 15th at Rayback and change the time to 4:00-5:30pm. Juilland seconded. Approved-Unanimous. 8. DEBRIEF MEETING AND CALENDAR CHECK Agenda items to consider for January and February 2022 meetings: • Housing Symposium • BVSD School Enrollments • Occupancy 9. ADJOURNMENT: 8:22pm APPROVED BY _________________________________ Board Chair _________________________________ DATE 1 CITY OF BOULDER HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA ITEM MEETING DATE: March 30, 2022 AGENDA TITLE Discussion of the Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan PRESENTERS Planning & Development Services David Gehr, Interim Director Charles Ferro, Land Use Review Manager and Interim Comprehensive Planning Manager Jean Gatza, City Principal Planner/Engagement Specialist Holly Opansky, Planning and Zoning Specialist Kathleen King, City Principal Planner DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Staff has identified the following questions to help guide the board’s discussion: 1. Does the Does the Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan adequately and appropriately address the key feedback themes from the 60% Draft plan engagement window? 2. What revisions to the Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan or the 55th and Arapahoe Station Area Plan does the Housing Advisory Board (HAB) suggest to staff and City Council to finalize the plan for adoption? EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is for HAB to review the Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan and provide feedback to city staff and City Council that will direct updates to the plan. In January 2019 City Council identified East Boulder as the first subcommunity 2 since North Boulder to go through a planning process as part of a re-established subcommunity planning program. In the fall of 2021, boards, council and community members reviewed the 60% Draft of the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan and provided feedback to the team and working group. That feedback informed updates to the plan and now, the three-year planning process is in the final phase of the scope of work, Plan Documentation and Adoption. The Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan is currently available for community review and feedback through April 4, 2022. HAB feedback on the draft plan will inform final updates to the draft plan and be shared with City Council at an April 12, 2022 meeting. PUBLIC FEEDBACK The East Boulder Subcommunity Plan process is committed to working in the collaborate space of Boulder’s Engagement Spectrum, as described in the city’s Engagement Strategic Framework. To date, the process has included 22 engagement opportunities, including three Spanish-language sessions, and connected with over 1,600 participants. The East Boulder Working Group, a 21-person group of committed community members held 30 meetings over three years to shape the plan’s major components. Additionally, the process has been engaged in 18 meetings with city boards, nine events with advocacy groups and seven city council sessions. For a full capture of the project’s engagement efforts and summaries of community feedback, see the East Boulder Engagement Scrapbook. BACKGROUND Subcommunity Planning A Subcommunity Plan is a tool for residents, landowners, business owners, city officials and city staff that communicates expectations about the future of a subcommunity and guides decision-making about subcommunity resilience and evolution into the future. The Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan The Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan is available as Attachment A. The draft plan includes the following major deliverables: (1) Land Use Plan – The East Boulder Subcommunity land use plan recommends key changes to the BVCP Land Use Map to achieve the vision statements. These recommended changes are intended to be implemented through amendments to the BVCP, including the land use map and land use map descriptions. The land use plan can also be used to guide changes to the city’s land use code. The BVCP land use map guides future zoning decisions. The East Boulder Land Use Plan can be found on page 19 of Attachment A. (2) Connections Plan – The East Boulder Connections Plan is created alongside the Land Use Plan to support proposed land uses and contribute to citywide and local goals for access and mobility. The plan includes two key components: (1) New Connections; and (2) System Enhancements. The plan serves as a right-of-way plan that will be land development and transportation connections as described in the Boulder Revised Code 3 Section 9-9-8. The plan will be incorporated into the TMP and replace portions of earlier network plans that cover East Boulder. Transportation improvements included in the Connections Plan will be built by property owners as part of redevelopment and through city projects or a combination of the two. The Connections Plan can be found on page 49 of Attachment A. (3) Recommendations Matrix – The East Boulder Recommendations Matrix identifies key policy, program and project recommendations to implement the deliverables listed above. The matrix represents a collection of community ideas for making changes to East Boulder that will result in a resilient future. Recommendations matrix begins on page 67 of Attachment A. (4) The 55th and Arapahoe Station Area Plan – The 55th and Arapahoe Station Area Plan, provides a more detailed study outlining the vision, feasibility, and implementation strategies for this catalytic site. The Station Area Plan is an area plan that is part of the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan and can found as Attachment B. How will this plan be used? The plan represents the future vision for the East Boulder subcommunity. It is not intended, in the near term, to prevent property owners and users from improving or using the property in a manner that is consistent with the underlying zoning until the property is rezoned or redeveloped. Any additional construction will be done in a manner that does not conflict with the Connections Plan. The East Boulder Subcommunity Plan is adopted by the Planning Board and City Council. The plan serves as a tool for various community members: Boulder Residents, Property Owners and Business Owners Subcommunity Plans are created in collaboration with the community and offer Boulder residents, property owners and business owners an opportunity to consider how changes in land use, transportation, policies or programs could impact their local properties, investments or businesses. They also offer community members a commitment from the city to make changes that will implement the vision statements included in the plan. City of Boulder Decision-Makers The East Boulder Subcommunity plan will be used by decision-makers and city leadership, such as city Boards and Council to inform a myriad of decisions, from funding for future capital projects to regional collaboration for potential recommended policies, programs, or projects. City of Boulder Staff As a tool, city staff will refer to the plan to inform staff work plans and department budgets for future programs or projects. Within the city’s Planning and Development Services department (P&DS), a subcommunity plan offers guidance for planning staff when considering projects in the development review process and other planning related applications. 4 PROCESS Community Review and Engagement Window The draft plan is posted for community review and feedback. Community comments will be collected through a Be Heard Boulder questionnaire. A community meeting to present the draft plan and answer community questions is scheduled to be held on March 30. This engagement window will be open through April 4. City Council will review the latest draft plan and provide feedback on April 12. City staff will use working group, boards, council and community feedback to make final updates to the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan. Adoption Process City Council and Planning Board will hold a joint public hearing on the potential adoption of the final East Boulder Subcommunity Plan. Planning Board will then consider approval of the Subcommunity Plan. Should Planning Board approve the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan, the plan will be considered for adoption by the City Council. If Planning Board does not approve of the plan, city staff will continue to iterate the plan and return to Planning Board for approval. Once adopted, the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan will serve as a regulatory document for redevelopment in East Boulder and provide city staff with guidance on work planning to implement strategies identified in the plan. ANALYSIS OF KEY ISSUES 1. Key Issue #1: Does the Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan adequately and appropriately address the key feedback themes from the 60% Draft plan engagement window? 60% Draft Plan Engagement (Fall 2021) The 60% Draft Plan, also called the Community Review Draft, was shared with city boards and City Council in July 2021 and with the community in the fall of 2021. The purpose of the 60% Draft plan was to present essential recommendations and deliverables of the subcommunity plan to community members, groups, boards and council to (1) confirm the major components of the plan make appropriate, context-based recommendations to help achieve citywide goals, and (2) offer an opportunity for community members to continue to refine and/or revise these components at a key milestone in the delivery of the project. Engagement activities with the community occurred between October and December 2021 including open house meetings with nearby neighbors and property-owners, a community event, a Spanish-language meeting and online questionnaire. Outreach and notification included a mailing to over 5,000 addresses in and near the area, informational videos, social media, e-newsletters and through the working group members. Over 300 people participated in at least one event or venue. 5 City boards and council members expressed support overall for the process, plan recommendations and direction of the plan, many emphasizing support for the areas of change and 15-minute mixed use neighborhoods. There was strong support for the approach to targeting select areas for change and the fine-grain approach in the 55th & Arapahoe area. Overall community support for the recommendations in the 60% Draft was high. Generally, people agreed that this is an appropriate area for strategic areas of change to denser residential and mixed-use development to create 15-minute neighborhoods. Those with mixed feelings expressed a range of viewpoints: some want to see a lot more change to integrate more housing and others expressed concerns with certain aspects of the plan and hope impacts can be mitigated (i.e. parking, building heights, public spaces). People raised concerns about loss of businesses, more traffic and congestion, compatibility of residential and industrial uses. There is excitement for new travel options, improvements on Arapahoe, and future Bus Rapid Transit. Attachment C includes more detailed feedback in the following summaries: a. Board and Council feedback on the 60% draft plan – July 2021 b. Overall summary of the 60% Draft Plan engagement activities and feedback c. BeHeardBoulder questionnaire summary – Fall 2021 d. Working Group feedback on the 90% Draft Plan and Draft 55th & Arapahoe Draft Station Area Master Plan – March 2022 Key themes addressed in updates to the Draft Plan Feedback from community members, boards and council are summarized in the following key themes. The summaries also include information about how this feedback is addressed in the updated Draft Plan. 6 • Further define the intentions for areas of change (building and neighborhood character, public spaces and greenspace, walkability) o Area of change neighborhood descriptions and place types were revised to describe the preferred development patterns and uses including performance expectations. These sections can be found on pages 25-32 of Attachment A. Additional guidance for change is also included in the Place Types map and performance standards, found on pages 35-43. This information will directly inform zoning and serve as guidance for urban design; associated images/renderings help clarify area character. o Implementation includes policies, projects, and programs to shape place- making and further describe the intent for urban design issues such as high-quality and accessible public spaces, protection of view corridors from public spaces, variation in rooflines, greenway revitalization and others. Refer to Chapter 5 of Attachment A for implementation recommendations. • Clarify housing affordability and diversity, especially for housing to address the needs of “missing middle income” households o For this key goal area the neighborhood descriptions include estimates for number and types of units based on a conceptual redevelopment scenario (see pages 25-32). o Implementation includes policies to support a mix of unit types that would house a range of household and income types. o Building on the recommendations in Boulder’s Middle Income Housing Strategy to “provide a greater variety of housing choices for middle- income families and Boulder’s workforce”, the plan proposes several steps that aim to result in new housing to serve this need. These include:  Enabling more middle-income housing options on land currently zoned industrial  Expanding the Community Benefit Program to further develop a menu of incentives to encourage private developers to provide units that are affordable low- and moderate- income housing and market rate middle-income options.  Encouraging a mix of unit types and sizes, including units that will meet the needs of families, with two or more bedrooms. • Ensure viability of space for industrial services and businesses to thrive and attention to business displacement o Areas of change were deliberate to focus new housing and commercial uses only in specific areas – ensuring the majority of the subcommunity (over 500 acres) remain designated for industrial uses. 7 o Place Types describe allowable light industrial uses on ground floors and expectations for higher ground floor ceiling heights to accommodate such use. o Implementation includes policies to enable ground floor spaces suited to small businesses and programs to develop new spaces, potentially as partnerships in city-owned facilities for small-business incubators. o Implementation includes recommendation for an East Boulder Business Retention program Key Issue #2 What are the revisions to the Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan or the 55th and Arapahoe Station Area Plan that HAB would like to suggest to staff and City Council? To date, a few groups have weighed in on the latest draft of the Subcommunity Plan: The East Boulder Working Group received the draft plan in early March and met on March 3 and March 14 to discuss their feedback on the draft plan. Working group members offered feedback for refinements to improve the plan: • Provide a better description of the incremental nature of plan implementation and the overall planning horizon (20-year) • Include the metrics that describe differences in key indicators (housing, jobs) between the “No-Change/Trend” scenario and the recommended East Boulder Subcommunity Plan concept • Include definition of missing middle housing and assurances of a diversity of housing types • Better describe the value that implementation of the plan offers to the city • Would like to see higher degree of specificity for incentivizing affordable commercial space and to address business displacement • Incorporate more in the place types for climate resilient design and innovative streetscape/ public realm design The working group suggested the following updates to the 55th and Arapahoe Station Area Plan: • Area Plan and Subcommunity plan need to be more consistent across documents in final recommendation, particularly the Place Type performance standards • Minimum FAR recommendations need further vetting • Consider revisions to the setback recommendations In addition to specific feedback on both the EBSP and STAMP plan elements, working group members were asked “what’s one key thing you would like to share with decision- makers?”. Their responses are included in Attachment C. Throughout the process 8 members have expressed a range of views about the areas of change and the appropriate density within them. Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) met on March 14, 2022 to provide feedback on the draft plan. In general, TAB members are supportive of the Connections and Mobility plan and Access and Mobility recommendations included in the draft plan. TAB members suggested the following updates: • Update language in the plan to create stronger ties between the future management of Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) and the city’s climate commitment • The Mixed Use Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) land use description should be described as offering users access to daily needs in less than 15-minutes (instead of as a 15-minute neighborhood) • Prioritizing safety and vision zero should be emphasized in the plan • Update rendering of 55th and Arapahoe to provide inspiration and additional guidance on improvements to facilities like intersection treatments • Emphasize transportation upgrades along Valmont Road • Initiatives driving the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) should be identified in the plan • Add criteria that describes what a high-quality BRT station will include • Would like more detailed recommendation for improvements to 55th Street • Consider paved trail connections for future regional trails instead of soft-surface NEXT STEPS Planning Board will review the draft plan on March 31. City Council will review the draft plan and provide feedback on April 12. City staff will use working group, boards, council and community feedback to make final updates to the East Boulder Subcommunity Plan. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Draft East Boulder Subcommunity Plan Attachment B: Draft 55th and Arapahoe Station Area Plan Attachment C: Summary of recent feedback on drafts of plan Activities What services or investments will we make? Outputs What will indicate advancement toward outcomes? Inputs What resources does HHS provide? Desired Outcomes What community impacts do we expect to have? Short term (2022-24)Intermediate term (2025-27)Long term (2028-30) Caregiving: •Reduced percentage of Boulder residents who report caregiving as a significant barrier Employment/Income/Livable Wages: •Increased percentage of eligible individuals who are enrolled in benefits •Increased job knowledge/skills •Increased financial knowledge/skills Food: •Reduced percentage of Boulder residents who report food insecurity as a significant barrier •Increased percentage of eligible individuals who are enrolled in benefits/services Healthcare: •Increased percentage of eligible adults and children who are enrolled in CHP+/Medicaid/Medicare •Reduced percentage of Boulder residents who report healthcare as a significant barrier Housing: •Increased percentage of homes that are permanently affordable •Reduced percentage of Boulder residents who experience foreclosure/eviction •Increased transition from homelessness to housing Transportation: •Reduced percentage of Boulder residents who report transportation as a significant barrier Caregiving: •Reduced percentage of Boulder workers/residents who report caregiving as a significant barrier •Increased availability of caregiving options; childcare slots that match community need (i.e., by child’s age, ability, etc.) Employment/Income/Livable Wages: •Increased average wages/household income •Increased percentage of individuals with a savings account with a balance that can cover emergency expenses ($500) Food: •Reduced percentage of Boulder workers/residents who report food insecurity as a significant barrier Healthcare: •Increased percentage of Boulder residents with a medical home •Increased capacity for primary care delivery, preventation services Housing: •Reduced percentage of Boulder residents who report housing insecurity as a significant barrier •Reduced returns to homelessness •Reduced percentage of households cost burdened by housing Transportation: •Reduced percentage of income being applied to transportation •Increased uptake of diverse transportation options Affordability Goal: Diverse households can afford to live and thrive in Boulder. •Staff time, funding, infrastructure, program administration •Grant/funding management •Technical assistance & training •Regional collaborative leadership and partnership Caregiving: •Subsidized access to childcare •Advocacy for older adult care options Employment/Income/Livable Wages: •Job/skills training, consulting •Benefits case management •Financial coaching •Policy enforcement, mediation Food: •Enable access to affordable, consistently available healthy food Healthcare: •Referrals and navigation services •Subsidized mental, behavioral, physical and dental healthcare Housing: •Diverse housing stock for a range of needs; permanently affordable to households with incomes from very low to middle income. •Policy advocacy, oversight, compliance, mediation including eviction prevention •Rental/down payment assistance •Shelter and supportive services Transportation: •Subsidized diverse transportation options to reduce accessibility barriers •Increased average self-sufficiency, as measured by self-sufficiency matrix •Reduced poverty rate among adults (18+) •Reduced poverty rate among children (0-18) •Reduced unemployment rate; increased access to employment opportunities •Reduced outward migration from the city due to cost •Reduced homelessness; including reduced recurrence and longevity of individual and family homelessness (see Housing Solutions of Boulder County goals) •Increased housing security (see Affordable Housing goals) •Increased food security •Increased positive health outcomes and fewer negative health impacts; reduced health disparities (see Health Equity Fund outcomes) •Number/percent of individuals who apply for benefits, services provided directly by HHS staff •Number of people served for basic needs assistance (e.g. food) •Number of organizations/agencies/programs funded •Amount of grant funding distributed •Number of individuals who receive assistance for eviction/foreclosure •Number of rental subsidies distributed •Number of permanently affordable homes •Rate of change for diseases and other health indices •Actual summary responses from program and project service and investment clients/participants draft Activities What services or investments will we make? Outputs What will indicate advancement toward outcomes? Inputs What resources does HHS provide? Desired Outcomes What community impacts do we expect to have? Short term (2022-24)Intermediate term (2025-27)Long term (2028-30) Inclusivity Goal: All Boulder residents feel safe, welcome and included in social, civil, and economic life, regardless of personal identities or socioeconomic circumstances. •Staff time, infrastructure, funding, pro- gram administration •Grant/funding management •Technical assistance and training Public engagement •Recruit, facilitate and manage advisory boards, commissions and committees (e.g. Housing Advisory Board, Human Relations Commission, investment advisory commit- tees) •Provide information, training and guidance to staff, board/committee/commissions, grantees, partner agencies •Engage in strategic communication with, and input from community members about HHS program impact on priority/underrepre- sented populations Policy and procedure enforcement, adaptation •Human Rights Ordinance •EPRAS •investment-related policies •conflict resolution services •fix procedural inequities, avoid or remove redtape from internal processes Citywide and department equity and inclusion •Participate in and help lead equity strategy implementation •Utilize tools and strategies to center all pro- grams and projects in equity Community Safety and Belonging •Support safe environments for people with diverse identities, and experiencing vulnera- bility/hardship. •Foster opportunities and pathways for per- sonal growth, development and leadership potential for priority populations •Enable community cross-cultural learning and expression •Number of HHS staff participating in or completed racial equity trainings •Number of HHS programs to which Racial Equity Instrument was used •Types of equity training and learning opportunities for staff, committees, board, commissions •Number of HHS staff who have fluency in a language other than English Public Engagement •Increased percentage of public events, trainings and materials provided in a language other than English •Increased percentage of public events, trainings provided in an accessible, supportive format •Increased percentage of postings for board, commission, committee and volunteer positions that prioritize diversity of personal identity and experience •Increased knowledge among board, commission and committee members about HHS programs, outcomes, and impacts •Increased diversity of individuals engaging with HHS communications on social media and other platforms Policy and Procedure Enforcement •Increased knowledge of human rights, equity policies •Increased number of people eligible for accessing services, who utilize services Citywide and department equity activities •Increased cultural competency among HHS staff •Increased knowledge about inclusive hiring practices, performance management among HHS mgrs and staff Community Safety and Belonging •Sustained or increased service capacity among community-based programs and activities led by and for people with diverse identities •Increased engagement in HHS youth leadership development programs Public Engagement •Increased diversity of personal identities on boards and commissions •Increased community knowledge of HHS programs, outcomes, and impacts •Improved broad community perception of benefit of increased diversity; inclusive participation Policy and Procedure Enforcement •City policies/ordinances increasingly utilized to protect underrepresented individuals •City policies/ordinances are enforced equitably Citywide and department equity activities •Increased percentage of job postings that allow applicants to demonstrate qualification through lived experience, rather than only through formal education or unpaid work •Increased utilization of inclusive performance management practices among HHS managers and staff •Additional outcomes from Racial Equity Plan Community Safety and Belonging •Sustained or increased activity in HHS or other leadership roles •Continued and sustained civic engagement among diverse populations •Increased percentage of funded and community partner agencies led by individuals with diverse identities and experiences •Increased diversity of personal identities among HHS staff •Increased diversity of personal identities of HHS program leadership •Increased level of leadership of HHS staff in citywide, community and regional equity programs •Increased percentage of city residents who report feeling that Boulder is open/accepting of them (Community Perceptions Survey); report feelings of community connection and belonging •Increased diversity of community members for all Affordability outcomes •Increased percentage of Boulder residents with diverse identities •Rate of diversity by race, ethnicity, gender orientation, age, abilities on HHS boards, committees, commissions •Number and type of HHS public engagement processes used; demographics of people participating and providing input •Number and type of informational and educational presentations and dialogues about HHS projects, with diverse community members •Demographics of people served through HHS services and investments draft