HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.082-08RESOLUTION N0.82
(Series of 2008)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
REGARDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND THE ASSOCIATED WORK
PLAN.
WHEREAS the City of Aspen has received recommendations from the Citizens Budget Task
Force regazding the following:
• Strategic planning and demand analysis for the housing program
• Financial and management control systems
• Compliance and incentives
• Review of development plans for Burlingame Phases 2 & 3; and
WHEREAS the City of Aspen has received recommendations from a performance audit
performed by Alvazez & Mazsal addressing the following matters:
• The City's organizational structure for its development function, staffing, policies and
procedures
• The development delivery model used for housing program construction
• Technological support systems for managing the City's construction programs
• Communication planning; and
WHEREAS the City of Aspen has received recommendations from McMahon and
Associates regazding the following matter:
• The City's construction management structure
• The development delivery model used for housing program construction
• Technological support systems for construction management, budgeting and accounting
and the associated softwaze selection
• Communication planning; and
WHEREAS the City of Aspen is currently working with a group of local Construction
Experts to:
• Create a higher density alternative for future Burlingame construction; and
• Examine alternative models for development of affordable housing units; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council understands that the recommendations made by the
Citizens Budget Task Force, Alvarez & Mazsal, McMahon and Associates, and the Construction
Experts Group will require additional examination, internal coordination, and planning for
implementation; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council intends to continue meeting the community's need
for additional affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council desires to provide high quality affordable housing
at reasonable prices; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council understands that project planning for affordable
housing must balance multiple community goals; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council desires to make the most efficient use of affordable
housing resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1.
It is the intention of the Aspen City Council to address each of the recommendation topic azeas
mentioned above through the following work programs:
• Determine the organization structure for managing the development function and
implement it
• The selection and implementation of construction and contract management softwaze
• The creation of appropriate policies and procedures to guide the construction
management function
• Staff development and staff selection for the development management function -
including possible contract selection for external Project Management support
• Review of budget and accounting systems and software and the revision/upgrade of same
as necessary
• Determine the appropriate development delivery model(s) for use in future projects
• Contract benchmazking and changes to contract language for the next development
delivery effort '
• Review compliance/enforcement efforts for the housing program and implement
necessary changes
• Develop additional policy options/incentives for managing the supply and demand for
affordable housing -propose to City Council and Board of County Commissioners for
their decision and possible implementation
• Creation of a Strategic Plan for the Affordable Housing Program
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the LS
day of [, 2008.
Michael C. Ireland, Mayor
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a
true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the Ciry of Aspen,
Colorado, at a meeting held on the day hereinabove stated.
Kathryn och, City Clerk
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