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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 46, 2021CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 46 Series of 2021 TITLE: A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION TO THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIES PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM FOR A WHEAT RIDGE HOUSING STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge has learned through recent community engagement that housing affordability and choice is one of 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 has limited policy and programmatic guidance to address the issue of housing affordability and diverse housing choices in the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge wishes to submit an application for the Department of Local Affairs Innovative Housing Strategies Grant Program to create a Wheat Ridge housing strategy and action plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge agrees to, if grant funding is awarded, complete the project as described in the application by implementing grant funding supported by in-kind and cash funding. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Section 1. The Mayor and City Council support the application for the Department of Local Affairs Innovative Housing Strategies Grant Program. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. DONE AND RESOLVED this 13th day of September 2021. Bud Starker, Mayor ATTEST: Stephen Kirkpatrick, City Clerk