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City Council Meeting Minutes September 26, 2023 Page 3 of 6 Bump reviewed the draft strategy matrix with ideas of strategies and actions to advance the housing goals. Mayor Maloney noted the Council wants to get this work done and is looking for ways to do this. He stated he wants to be able to clearly show what we are doing and that this meets the goals of the State Legislature to be sure the State or DOLA doesn't get to determine our land uses for us. Director Zuccaro noted criteria and goals should be identified and agreed to so that can be used to evaluate the best places to focus for redevelopment. Councilmember Dickinson stated he supports changes to the code that would incentivize density. Councilmember Hamlington would like a way to identify areas that have current homes that could be reimagined as affordable housing in some way. She would like to see options for ADUs that can help people age in place and earn income or other creative solutions. Councilmember Hoefner noted the demand pressure is a sign that people have created a desirable community but now we need to determine how to create policies that will generate the types of housing we need. He agreed we need to allow denser development along transit corridors such as US 36. He would like to know what the best practices are for creating deed restricted housing. Director Zuccaro stated there is no one solution to all of this. It will require a complex set of policy changes. There are some opportunities for deed restricted housing but more research needs to be done. Councilmember Most would like to see the City purchase homes and turn them into deed restricted units. She noted there are now a significant number of homes being torn down in the older neighborhoods. She would like to see the City identify neighborhoods with larger lots and acquire lots for building additional smaller homes. Mayor Pro Tern Fahey asked if changes to the numbers of unrelated people living together in would affect ADUs. She asked how the City would be able to regulate any deed restricted properties. Director Zuccaro stated many cities are moving away from the restrictions on the number of people living together and there are different ways to do that. He stated the City probably would have to create regulatory processes and depending on what it is, there would be staff impacts and possible costs. Members discussed the proposed strategies and gave staff feedback on the direction the plan is moving. These include identifying opportunities for redevelopment areas;