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<br />CASE #1 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />HOUSING SURVEY RESULTS <br /> <br />BY: <br /> <br />Amy Geisler, Associate Planner <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION: <br /> <br />Staff has completed a survey of City Council members, Commissioners, Management Staff, and <br />a random sample of City residents, and is now ready to bring the results to the HRA for <br />discussion. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION POINTS: <br /> <br />The purpose of the survey was to generate a list of housing-related goals and objectives to assist <br />the HRA and staff in drafting a Housing Plan for the City. Council, Commissions, and Staff <br />received a longer survey than did residents, but overall the results were similar. <br /> <br />Overall, increasing neighborhood walkability and property maintenance/code enforcement were <br />the top 2 issues among all survey respondents. There was support among residents for <br />maintaining an owner-occupied to rental housing mix of 90/tO. Many suggested road/highway <br />improvements before any more housing is built in the community. There was also significant <br />support for the development of additional senior housing. <br /> <br />The lowest-ranked issues were all related to the development of rental and/or affordable housing. <br />There were many negative comments related to rental and affordable. housing, the people who <br />live there, and their perceived negative impact on the community. It seems clear that if the City <br />wishes to encourage the development of this type of housing, educational and outreach efforts <br />will be necessary to demonstrate its importance to the community. <br /> <br />Staff wiil also be circulating a copy of the results to all the City Commissions that received the <br />survey. The HRA might wish to discuss how to communicate the results to the public. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br /> <br />);> Map of survey recipients <br />);> Public survey results <br />);> Overall summary of results <br />);> Full version of written responses to public survey <br /> <br />COMMISSION ACTION: <br /> <br />Discuss the next steps in drafting the Housing Plan <br /> <br />REVIEW CHECKLIST: <br />HRA Executive Director <br /> <br />HRA: 2/27/07 <br />