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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 02
Series of 2023
TITLE: A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE WHEAT RIDGE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN
AS A GUIDING DOCUMENT TO ADDRESS HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY IN WHEAT RIDGE
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge has learned through recent community
engagement that housing affordability and housing choice are among the City’s most
significant issues; and
WHEREAS, the State of Colorado has recognized that housing affordability is
one of the biggest issues facing the state by enacting House Bill 21-1271 that creates
grant opportunities for local governments to address this issue; and
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge currently has limited policy and
programmatic guidance to address the issue of housing affordability and diverse
housing choices in the City; and
WHEREAS, City Council supported the successful grant application to create a
Wheat Ridge Affordable Housing Strategy and Action Plan in recognition of the need for
such policy and programmatic guidance; and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to adopt the Wheat Ridge Affordable Housing
Strategy and Action Plan as a guiding document to address housing affordability in
Wheat Ridge.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat
Ridge, Colorado, as follows:
1. The City Council hereby adopts the Wheat Ridge Affordable Housing Strategy
and Action Plan.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 9th day of January 2023.
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Bud Starker, Mayor
ATTEST:
Steve Kirkpatrick, City Clerk