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City Council Meeting Minutes August 24, 2021 Page 8 of 10 Mayor Pro Tern Maloney noted the problem is regional. He supports a housing study particularly looking at land use and allowing ADUs. The challenge will be in the details and getting our residents to support it. He would like the housing study to be done before work on the Comp Plan update begins. Councilmember Dickinson stated there clearly is a need for affordable housing and we need to look at multiple tools. He supports a housing study. Councilmember Lipton agreed allowing ADUs should be considered. He agreed a housing study is needed as a foundation for the Comp Plan. He suggested leveraging the county and state resources who know how to do this better than we do. The best way to make real progress is to work regionally. He stated adding density bonuses to the inclusionary zoning rules might get some short term results. Councilmember Leh stated he supports using some of the upcoming ARPA money to address this as well as leveraging the regional partnerships. It will require using many of the tools to reach our 12%. He supports completing a housing study, incentives, and looking at ways to help seniors to stay in their homes. Mayor Stolzmann noted the County is already working on options including a possible county -wide tax for this and we should work with them on this issue. She would like the Consortium of Cities to work to address the issue across the region. She wondered if a housing study should be done regionally not just in Louisville. She would like more information on the number of affordable units we already have. She would like community feedback on what tools the community supports. She would like more research on if the business assistance packages are increasing this problem. She feels the Comp Plan update is the best process to use to update these policies. Councilmember Lipton asked what the County is currently doing in this area. Deputy City Manager Davis stated the County is working with local governments on implementation of the plan but some of it has been delayed due to COVID. Some municipalities in the County have already completed housing studies and are implementing strategies from them locally so they may be further along in this process than we are. Director Zuccaro stated many of these strategies will need to be done at the local level even if there is regional planning and support. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney stated it appears we will need to act regionally but also need to address local barriers. The consensus was to move forward on a proposal for a housing study. In addition, the Comp Plan update should include a discussion of housing options and where more ADUs and housing should be located.