Council Priorities 2022-2023
These are the top 10 priorities and associated action item goals for this council term.
| Key Priority | Action Item |
|---|---|
| Accessory Dwelling Unit Updates | Consider an ordinance to remove saturation limits for ADUs within a certain radius to allow for attached or detached ADUs wherever existing requirements are met. |
| Inclusionary Housing | Consider an ordinance to revise existing inclusionary housing code to focus specifically on increasing middle-income units​. |
| Affordable Housing Updates | Consider an ordinance to increase affordable housing by revising density calculations, reducing parking restrictions and looking at other zoning amendments that could better incentive smaller, more affordable housing. |
| Middle Income Housing | Launch middle-income down payment assistance program. |
| Homelessness | Initiation of a two-year process for planning/implementation of a day shelter with service provision and hiring of a facilitator to convene stakeholders for broader conversations around services and needs for our unsheltered community generally. |
| Transportation | Launch planning and implementation of Core Arterial Network (CAN) for bike, pedestrian, and bus safety and improvements on arterials and other transportation safety improvements. |
| Occupancy Reform Review | Perform a comparative analysis from other communities, develop a model occupancy approach, and solicit community input for ordinance revisions. |
| Transit Village Area Plan (TVAP) | Kick-off phase 2 of TVAP. |
| Area III Planning Reserve | Initiate urban services study for Area III-Planning Reserve. |
| Elections | Consider a charter change to move City Council elections to even years to begin in 2024. |